Masahiro Ito Shares Early Pyramid Head Art

There’s new insight into how Masahiro Ito created Pyramid Head for Silent Hill 2. The artist took to Twitter to share the art that led to the enemy’s final look. While the characters’ roots lie in his Strange Head series of paintings and a prototype appeared in his piece “3328,” Ito specifically cited “3310.”

Here’s a closer look at “3310” with Masahiro Ito’s commentary. He specifically mentioned it as some entity James could have encountered in the water. In a follow-up comment, he noted that Braveheart’s executioners also inspired the opponent.

"3310", a painting that I did after finishing making the 1st Silent Hill in 1999. I was thinking the object of in the middle of this pic as a character that the protagonist encountered in water from an story-idea for the SH2. This figure became Pyramid Head eventually. pic.twitter.com/eJgDUgrhZe

— 伊藤暢達/Masahiro Ito (@adsk4) January 23, 2023

Here’s Masahiro Ito’s “3328,” which shows multiple Pyramid Head-like creatures on the sides of the painting.

"3328"https://t.co/aFxKC0JASG

— 伊藤暢達/Masahiro Ito (@adsk4) January 23, 2023

Finally, here are his “Strange Head” pieces.

The first piece is the same figure that I painted in my art student days. From 1994-1996 paintings.https://t.co/Bdd7Dgxn5G

— 伊藤暢達/Masahiro Ito (@adsk4) January 24, 2023

People will soon get a chance to see Pyramid Head again, as a Silent Hill 2 remake is in development. It is in development for the PS5 and PC.

Silent Hill 2 is available on the PS2, Xbox, and PC, with a remastered version on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in Silent Hill HD Collection.